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The correct spelling is keener.
How to pronounce keener
adjective
Say it like: Kee-ner
The correct spelling is keener. Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. For example: "I’m keen on computers."
Usage Examples
“I’m keen on computers.”
“This boy has a keen appetite.”
“keen satire or sarcasm”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- 2.Fierce, intense, vehement.
- 3.Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- 4.Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- 5.Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
noun
- 1.One who keens at a funeral.
- 2.Someone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
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